Mistakes are good provided you learn from them, and correct them promptly.

I never assign blame in a crisis. There is no benefit to doing so.

I often say that good crisis management is good decision-making under stress.

Unfortunately, today's colleges and universities, and especially our business schools, do not offer pragmatic crisis management teachings.

A life of success demands that you never starve your dreams from the actions, courage, and faith that they consistently need.

My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back; to say thank you.

The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.

It seems like the Western genre has crept out of its casings during the last few years, and expanded to include books and movies we wouldn't originally have thought of as westerns.

You can't live off potential for the rest of your life. So get up, get out and go get you some!

I am not fitted to give concerts. The audience intimidates me, I feel choked by its breath, paralyzed by its curious glances, struck dumb by all those strange faces.

There have been times in my life when I have felt I was lonely, but I don't think you want to live your life in order to mitigate against loneliness.

...because where we are is always the most important place.

I think there's an anxiety in life where we automatically tend to look to the next thing or we're complaining about the past. Worrying is not going to make it happen or not happen

I want to be wherever you are.